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  • AS MORE "INTO THE WILD" FANS MAKE PILGRIMAGE, LOCALS CONCERNS GROW.

    06/28/2008 7:26:03 PM PDT · by sinanju · 26 replies · 244+ views
    Anchorage Daily News (adn.com) ^ | June 28th, 2008 | Rachel D'Oro
    "...Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" only cemented the mystique of Christopher McCandless for Alexander and others heading to Alaska this summer to retrace the steps of the young adventurer along the Stampede Road near Denali National Park. In particular, they want to see the old abandoned bus where the 24-year-old Virginian starved to death in 1992 after more than three months alone trying to live off a harsh landscape. "That's sort of the heart of the story," said Alexander, 44, of Arlington, Va. "It's almost like a Jim Morrison grave site, where people just want to go see it." This...